Book Report - Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Introduction: I was standing in a bookstore in Los Angeles, browsing the shelves for a book that was required for my summer course in. I found the book on the corner of a shelf and realized that the cover of the book was pretty interesting, as it appears "the novel of firemen who are paid to set books ablaze". I quickly scanned over this book several times before I remembered a friend telling me that it was one of his favorite books. I also remembered a friend telling me not to waste my time. I decided to buy it to see what my opinion was. I was pre...

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Censorship In Fahrenheit 451, as in society today, censorship has completely destroyed originality and intelligence throughout the country. Whether you are listening to music or reading a book, newspaper, magazine you will come across something that has been censored. Censorship has evolved from getting a slap on the wrist for certain four letter words to getting fired for telling someone what color the people are in the ... and to keep people from worrying. This could be harmful to people that are unaware of gang activity in their local area. In the Winter 1996 issue of The Alan Review, the ...

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